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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAtlas LV-3BSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mercury-Atlas 1
Launched
July 29, 1960
Summary
Mercury-Atlas 1 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Atlas LV-3B from Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 29, 1960. The mission failed. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 13th launch and 3rd this year. It was the 2nd Atlas LV-3B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). The spacecraft was Mercury No.4 (4).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 2nd Atlas LV-3B flight · 1st this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 13th launch3rd this year
Spacecraft
Mercury No.4 (4)
Mercury No.4 is the Mercury capsule used for the Mercury-Atlas 1 flight.
- Destination: Suborbital
- Mission length: under an hour
The Mercury spacecraft was destroyed on impact with the Atlantic Ocean after a launch failure, but it was equipped with dummy retrorockets with no soft splashdown attempt planned.
Flight preview
About this launch
Mercury-Atlas 1 (MA-1) was the first attempt to launch a Mercury capsule and occurred on July 29, 1960 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft was unmanned and carried no launch escape system. The Atlas rocket suffered a structural failure 58 seconds after launch at an altitude of approximately 30,000 feet (9.1 km) and 11,000 feet (3.4 km) down range.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
5th launch from Space Launch Complex 14, 3rd this year · 39th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
65 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mercury-Atlas 1 launch?
Mercury-Atlas 1 launched on July 29, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mercury-Atlas 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mercury-Atlas 1?
Atlas LV-3B, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Atlas LV-3B spec sheet
Where did Mercury-Atlas 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Mercury-Atlas 1 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.
Which program is Mercury-Atlas 1 part of?
Mercury. About Mercury